Masters Odds: Tiger Woods the Favorite

While his Tiger's niece, Cheyenne Woods, has received a lot of early week press, it's he who will receive plenty of attention as the sports world shifts it's focus to the Masters Golf Tournament this weekend.

In case you're wondering, Tiger Wood's niece has inherited some of her uncle's golf genes.

As we glance at the Masters odds,Tiger is a big favorite at 2-to-1 with only Phil Mickelson joining him among the golfers with odds of less than 15-to-1. Mickelson is 6-to-1. Below is a look at some picks and predictions for the Masters Golf Tournament this week.

Winner: Tiger Woods - Masters Odds: +200

Surprised, eh? Tiger wins pretty much one out of every three Masters Tournaments he enters (four wins in 12 years) and he is in a bit of a drought right now. Woods hasn't won The Masters since 2005, which by his standards, is an eternity. He should be very hungry to pick up his fifth green jacket.

Close, But No Cigar: Geoff Ogilvy - Masters Odds: +1650

Geoff Ogilvy is a good pick because of how well he's played on the tour this year. To be quite frank, he's hard to argue with. But the one sticking point that I can't get over is his track record at Augusta. He hasn't finished better than 16th and if you graph his production from his first start in 2006, the graph is a declined slope.

A Golfer That Makes You Go Hmmm: Paul Casey - Masters Odds: +2250

Casey won the Shell Houston Open last week and it's pretty rare for a golfer to win the last tournament before The Masters and the Masters Golf Tournament. Even so, Casey is an interesting pick. He's finished in the top-11 three times in his four starts.

A South African Sleeper: Retief Goosen - Masters Odds: +1815

Retief Goosen has been very quiet in the last two years, but he always plays well at Augusta. Goosen has three top-three finishes in the last four years, which gives a pretty good indication that he'll be buzzing near the top of the leader board on Sunday.